,,iv  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjba,mrs4
 ,dingell 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
and ,mr4 ,beyer7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,natural ,resources       
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
designation of ,may #ba1 #bjba1 as      
,endangered ,species ,day4  ,whereas    
plants and wildlife provide incalculable
 services for humankind1 including      
health1 cultural1 economic1             
recreational1 and spiritual benefits1   
among others2 ,whereas1 in the ,united  
,states and around the world1 more than 
#b1cjj species are recognized as at risk
 of extinction now or in the foreseeable
 future1 and many more are experiencing 
declines in populations and future      
viability2 ,whereas the planet is       
experiencing a biodiversity crisis1     
which many scientists conclude is the   
sixth mass extinction event1 with plant 
and wildlife species across the globe   

facing heightened risk of extinction    
that is largely driven by human         
activity2 ,whereas climate change1      
large-scale changes in land use1 and    
habitat destruction pose existential    
threats to species2 ,whereas the ,united
 ,states has prioritized the            
conservation and recovery of imperiled  
species by enacting the ,endangered     
,species ,act of #aigc and other        
landmark conservation statutes2 ,whereas
 conservation and protection efforts    
implemented under the ,endangered       
,species ,act of #aigc have successfully
 prevented the extinction of more than  
#ii percent of species designated as    
threatened or endangered1 including the 
critically imperiled ,california condor1
 whooping crane1 and black-footed       
ferret2 ,whereas many at-risk species   
have significant cultural and           
subsistence values to ,tribal1          
indigenous1 and ,native ,alaskan        
communities1 whose ,tribal leadership1  
ancestral lands1 and traditional        

ecological knowledge play an invaluable 
role in species conservation and        
recovery2 ,whereas ,americans have the  
opportunity to stem threats to          
endangered and threatened species by    
enacting and implementing bold policies 
and conservation initiatives1 including 
conserving at least #cj percent each of 
our ,nation's lands and waters by the   
year #bjcj2 and ,whereas the recovery of
 species under the ,endangered ,species 
,act of #aigc is a remarkable success   
that should be celebrated3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,endangered ,species     
,day2  7#b7 recognizes the intrinsic    
value of plants and wildlife as part of 
the ,united ,states environmental       
heritage1 and the invaluable role that  
the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc  
has played in safeguarding at-risk      
species2 and  7#c7 acknowledges the     
continued importance of the ,endangered 
,species ,act of #aigc and other        

conservation measures to protect        
threatened and endangered species and   
address the biodiversity crisis4